Where does “masturbate” come from?
Masturbate comes from Latin masturbari, derived from Latin manus meaning hand, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European man-, with the second element from Ancient Greek τύρβη and Proto-Indo-European twerH-.
masturbate (English): To stimulate oneself sexually, especially by use...
Definitions
- To stimulate oneself sexually, especially by use...
Ancestry of “masturbate”, step by step
masturbate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English masturbation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | masturbation | Manual erotic stimulation of the genitals or... |
| 2 | French | masturbation | masturbation |
| 3 | Latin | masturbatio | masturbation |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Latin masturbatus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | masturbatus | having masturbated |